sebi:15033

SEBI · SEBI · 2002-12-05 · V.K. Chopra, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee restrained from acting as an intermediary in any capacity for a period of six months from the date of the Order.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11
• s. 11(4)
• s. 15B

Regulations

• Reg. 13
• Reg. 15
• Reg. 14
• Reg. 5

Parties

• M/s PCS Industries Ltd. (now known as M/s PCS Technologies Ltd.)

Holding

The Noticee, M/s PCS Industries Ltd., as Registrar to the Issue, violated Clause 1, 2 and 3 of the Code of Conduct prescribed in Schedule III read with Regulation 13 and Regulation 15 of the SEBI (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993, and is restrained from acting as an intermediary in any capacity for six months.

Full text

APPEARANCES FOR COMPANIES/ BROKERS: Advocate Shri Ankit H Rajput Shri B.J Patel, Company Secretary FOR SEBI Mrs Barnali Mukherjee, DGM, SEBI Shri Deepesh M.U, Manager, SEBI Shri. Mohamed Rahaz. P.M, Legal Officer, SEBI

1.2 MFPL had come out with a public issue in the year 1996 for 36,38,300 shares @ Rs 10/- per share at par. The issue opened on March 06, 1996 and closed on March 16, 1996. The equity shares of the company, MFPL were listed on the Stock Exchange Mumbai (BSE) w..e.f. May 29, 1996. M/s PCS Industries Ltd. (hereinafter referred to in short as ‘Noticee’) was the Registrar to this public issue. 1.3 Investigations revealed that the Noticee had a) handed over all the records to the issuer company immediately after the issue without maintaining it for the mandatory three year period, b) assisted the promoters of the company in fulfilling the subscription level by not scrutinising the genuinity of the applications and cheques received towards the public issue and c) allotted the shares with same distinct numbers to different people. 1.4 In view of the above, the noticee was found to have violated of Clause 1, 2 and 3 of the Code of Conduct prescribed in Schedule III read with Regulation 13 and regulation 15 of SEBI (Registrars to an Issue and Shares Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993. 1.5 The Noticee had made request to SEBI to surrender their registration (INR000000080) with SEBI as Registrar and Share Transfer Agents. SEBI had cancelled the said registration of the entity vide letter No PMD/VA/23196/2002 dated December 5, 2002. Since the Noticee was no more a registered intermediary, SEBI vide Order dated November 18, 2003 initiated the instant proceedings. 2.0 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE 2.1

accessing to securities market for a suitable period should not be passed against the Noticee. 3.0 REPLY TO SHOW CAUSE NOTICE 3.1 Pursuant to the show cause notice, the noticee submitted its reply dated July 03,

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